Sync a tasks or To-Do list - a basic workaround using Safari Bookmarks

I resisted the iPhone when it came out but, being free with 02 in the UK, my resistance crumbled. I love it but am still flabbergasted by the lack of Tasks synchronisation. I had downloaded a simple 3rd party app, but this deleted all my tasks when it updated - of course, I didn't have a backup on my Mac.
Before you get excited, this has nothing to do with Tasks in iCal. Sorry. This is a fix, of sorts, which will allow you to have a rudimentary tasks list which can be edited on either iPhone or Mac; most importantly, they can be synced.
I don't have Windows so can't say whether this works with it or not - I imagine it should work using Safari for Windows.
1) On the Mac, go to 'Show all Bookmarks' in Safari.
2) Make a new Bookmarks folder anywhere. I put mine in the Bookmarks Bar, and called it 'To-Do'.
3) Populate it with bookmarks. I did this by dragging the current Safari URL into it, about 10 times.
4) Edit the names of the bookmarks, so as to leave it essentially - but not totally - blank. I renamed all the Bookmarks "." (period/full stop).
5) After the period on each bookmark, enter the task item. It will look like e.g. ". Car service before 14/8". Repeat as necessary. You now will have a list of bookmarks, each renamed as tasks.
6) Ensure that in iTunes, the iPhone is set to sync Safari bookmarks.
7) Sync.
8) You can now access your tasks on the iPhone, relatively simply, by accessing the bookmarks through Safari. Connectivity is unimportant as you will not be selecting the tasks/bookmarks/URL, merely looking at the list.
9) The tasks/bookmarks can be edited or deleted using the Edit function. (There's a surprise). You can of course delete the entire task when completed but this will necessitate re-populating the new folder with more bookmarks. I just delete the name of the task up to, but not including, the period. Using the Edit function, you can also re-arrange the order of your tasks/bookmarks.
That's it. Obviously it's not great and has limited functionality and no ability to archive. But, if like me, you just want a basic task list, easily accessible on either platform, editable and 'syncable', then it works surprisingly well.

Thanks! If you will allow, I have a follow up question: do you have any experience with any particular app? If not, is it fairly easy to find an app like this?

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